Lewis Hamilton runs the risk of missing Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix if he fails to take out his nose stud on Friday.
The seven-time world champion turned up in the paddock on Thursday wearing the controversial piercing, which seemed to indicate he would defy the FIA’s ban on jewellery in the cockpit.
Hamilton (37 years old) was granted a grace period for two races to get rid of the stud. He said that this required surgery.

Lewis Hamilton received a grace period for removing his nose stud. It ends Friday
The exemption ends here Friday. All eyes will be on the FIA’s response if he doesn’t yield in the nick of time.
A crunch moment presents itself ahead of Friday afternoon’s first practice.
All teams are required to complete an online self-scrutineering declaration declaring their compliance with all rules in order to take part in this session.
If Mercedes fail to do so because of Hamilton’s jewellery, the three-time winner of the world’s most famous race might be reduced to a bystander.

The FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem will be a popular choice.

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According to a spokesperson from the FIA, Sportsmail: ‘If any team does not make the declaration, the car in question is theoretically not allowed to leave the pit lane.
‘The matter would go not to the race director (Eduardo Freitas) but to the stewards for adjudication.’
Hamilton could also be granted an additional period of immunity, or even a penalty.

Hamilton had previously stated that the removal of his stud would be a surgical procedure.